Quotes collected by Rusty Meadows

“The lights went out, and I remember Steven Spielberg took a flashlight and held it above his head and shined it down on himself and said, ‘Love story,’ and then put it under his chin and said, ‘Horror story.’ ‘Love story. Horror story.’”

— Jeff Goldblum

(on being stuck inside due to a hurricane during the filming of Jurassic Park. From Welcome to ‘Jurassic Park’: An oral history)

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“What man has done, the little triumphs of his present state, and all this history we have told, form but the prelude to the things that man has got to do.”

— H. G. Wells

(in A Short History of the World)

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“What I believe is that all clear-minded people should remain two things throughout their lifetimes: curious and teachable.”

— Roger Ebert

(via Daring Fireball)

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“On a good day, I’m 90% satisfied, which is fine; I don’t think one should ever be 100% satisfied because then there is nothing left to aspire to.”

— Louise Fili

on what keeps her moving and thinking. (via The Great Discontent)

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“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”

— St. Francis of Assisi

2 months ago

“Fall down. Make a mess. Break something occasionally. Know that your mistakes are your own unique way of getting to where you need to be.”

— Conan Obrien

at his commencement speech for Harvard University.

2 months ago

“Fill your life
with things that you love.”

— Jason Santa Maria

(via Creative Mornings)

3 months ago

“An old trick well done is far better than a new trick with no effect.”

— Harry Houdini

on how to address an audience. (via The Right Way to Do Wrong)

3 months ago

“Optimism, pessimism, fuck that; we’re going to make it happen.”

— Elon Musk

when asked how he maintains his optimism after so much failure. (Wired, 2008)

6 months ago

“I dream for a living.”

— Steven Spielberg

when asked by a journalist. (source Academy of Achievement)

7 months ago

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